What Does Deadhead Mean?

What Does Deadheading Refer To?

Definition:Driving a cargo carrying truck (semi-truck) pulling an empty trailer, i.e., containing no cargo. Be careful not to confuse “deadheading” with “bobtailing,” which happens when driving a cargo carrying truck without a trailer attached. When you return or backhaul the empty cargo container to your point of origin, you are deadheading.

Forms also used:

Deadhead

Deadhead Load

Examples of use:– Carol just dropped her cargo in Phoenix and will be deadheading it back to Miami.– Terrance will have to quickly dump his load and deadhead it back to Richmond.

Trucker slang for deadheading:

“Hauling sailboat fuel”

“Carrying a dream load”

Other meanings of “deadhead”:

Deadhead: Huge fans of the band, The Grateful Dead

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Deadhead: A person traveling without a ticket on a plane,like this scene from “Catch Me If You Can”

Deadhead: In gardening, the cutting back and removal of dead flowers or blooms to allow for new growth.

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